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Love the videos, you have kept me in this hobby thank you
Hello
N scale isn't for me but I love watching you do it
Thanks for taking the time to list those tips and tricks! 🙂
You have presented the options very nicely. A great video as always. I think some form of passing siding is essential.
Jimmy, another great video. I really enjoyed the close-up video shots. I felt like I was trackside on your layout! I have a mountain range that runs along the width of the layout, splitting it into two sections. One section is large and contains a town serviced by Conrail. The other section is a narrow area on the other side of the mountain range and only has a train station and some tracks. The train passes through a tunnel on one side of the mountain and exits the other side through a small gap between two hills. This way, on my 5×7 layout, the whole train disappears for a few seconds. Have a great day!
Jimmy, what happened to your catchy, fun music?
Nice video and new intro!
Don't forget staging yards!
Great ideas 👍🤠👍
what you describe is what I have the most enjoyment doing, I have a six track yard, two track mow yard, 2 tracks for diesel maintenance, and one rip track. I have about 25 industries to serve, with two auxillary yards, one two track, and one three track yard. all of this in two levels in a 9 x 13 ft room. I use a car card system, and have switch lists printed.
Re trains meeting and passing one another: this happens quite frequently in Skykomish WA at the foot of Steven's Pass on BNSF's Scenic Subdivision. They have a great webcam here on YT.
Howdy Jimmy! Very cool suggestions. So much to take into consideration when planning a layout… it can be overwhelming. But seeing it broken down like this helps quite a bit. Nicely done and thanks for sharing 🤠
Nice editing and music! Stepped up on this one. Great content and ideas. I need these as I plan a slightly larger and more practical layout. I enjoy the fact that you have enough options to run everything from steam to modern diesel and everything passenger and commuter, and not be too dedicated to one particular region or period. You should probably make a video on how to keep that open as well. (I'm really digging all of the Kato passenger train options available and am doing the same thing. Love them). Thanks!
Scenic separation is a huge one. On my layout, I have a large mountain separating half of the layout!
This is a good video. I have a small yard that handles a refrigerator train, a work train, and 5 short lines for various cars.
Great ideas! Run arounds are huge!!! Even if it allows for one car.
Not all small yards with a dedicated locomotive have refueling services. I have seen a few where a fuel truck comes in to refuel the loco. A local fuel business has a contract with the railroad. If you are modeling a modern era and don't have room for a refueling area, get a fuel oil truck model and relabel it for diesel.
Good morning. Great video as always. I wanted to share a brief experience about my small ho scale layout. It consists of an oval made with Atlas True Track and one siding, all on a ping pong table. It has a couple buildings, some homemade and Lego trees, and most importantly some Woodland Scenics cows. I set it up for my six year old granddaughter to introduce her to model railroading. It was a hit! She was the engineer while I played brakeman. She learned how to operate the manual switch, how to make sure it was lined up correctly, the procedure for uncoupling the caboose and setting out the appropriate car… most importantly she learned how fast the train could go without throwing off the cows that were riding on top of the engine. Obviously I love way more realistic layouts but this one made it fun for Nina. She can't wait for the next visit. To me that's priceless. Thanks for listening!
Great video and very helpful.
Always liked yards but never had them because when I was a kid I only had four turnouts and had to decide between yard and industries. Eventually though I got more and since then I’ve been toying with junction yards/interchanges
“But what if you want mainline action?” [boss music starts]
I wish I could make small feel like big, but genetics are genetics 😔😔
Fantastic video Jimmy! You've really upped your game with the video production. Lots of great ideas here.
I really like how you've gotten your model railroad broken up. My N scale layout is 2.5'x4', two loops with two industries in them. I've actually decided that I think one of the industries is going to have a team track at part of it, even though there isn't room for anything to get in an unload, because there just isn't room, but the track is still there and it would add some interest. Also, when I built the layout, I built made a kind of interchange track attaching to one of the loops and going off the layout. Recently I've added a small 1'x4' staging yard that can be anyting off the layout, basically. I can pull a train into it, uncouple the locos, run them out and grab another train, and a switcher that's there can work on breaking it down to make something else, potentially.
Full of great ideas. Thank you very much.
"here's the team track right here"… clunk… derail. hahahahaha Good video. Great info. Got a good laugh out of that one clip. LOL
Can you do a video comparing DCC++EX and NCE PowerCab
a big misconception is that a layout should do everything- it doesn’t have to. I run a decent size layout thats based around “a millionaire bought all the indiana shortlines on credit and unfortunately the times have turned slightly less profitable so he couldn’t repaint them all” so I run a bunch of small shortline stuff with the premise of connecting tracks from csx in illinois to the csx in chicago as well as some up help. I have a few industrial areas to build but this lets me run 2 mainlines, 2 yards, and have a constant amount of different cars on the layout without actually needing to justify them. “Oh i like these army cars, lets run them up to chicago” or an airplane thats going to california or something. Yes its shoetline operation but it feels a lot bigger.
Im looking to get back in to model railroad and this was a great find. Great ideas. Not too much running of trains with music and a cool layout.
Hi jimmy , I have a twice around double track. The enter track serves as a branch line with the industry on it with a yard and engine house. The outer track is a main line with two storage tracks on the back side of the layout. I have 4 single cross overs to get to the yard and branch line. Which also serves as a run around. Also have 2 sidings off the main line so if I want to extend the layout the turn outs are already there. Thanks for sharing. 😎😎 👍
I used a small yard that will dispatch a local that will switch a few industries and then drop a load at a small support yard with a run around track that a switcher later takes to other industries. Adding length to my passing track was a game changer.
I love seeing a Chicago Metra train visiting out east and running through mountains – wish I was riding that one!!